El Reapers Barber Shop and Shaving Parlour WHO: DAN JAMES LLOYD WHERE: 1/391 THE ENTRANCE RD, LONG JETTY NSW 2261
OWNER DAN
EASY PARKING
BLAKE
MY BARBER STORY GOES LIKE THIS:
KIERA
A RARE BREAK
Although my fascination with barbering started at a young age my career as a barber started with the man who is one of the biggest pioneers of the modern industry Donnie Hawley of Hawleywoods Barber Shop. (California USA) I first came across Donnie in a tattoo magazine in 2008. It was like looking at an older accomplished version of myself. Donnie and his barbers had slick back hair, tattoos from head to toe and represented Cali culture with their swag, lowriders and hot rods. At the time there was no one in Sydney doing this 50s/ Alternative style barbering. So, I managed via email and Skype to get a hold of Donnie and invited myself over to Orange County Cali to meet the man. Stepping into what can only be described as Barber Heaven aka Hawleywoods Barber Shop, I was blown away and overwhelmed by the culture and passion. I decided then I was going to bring this home with me to Sydney. Donnie agreed and gave me his blessing to take his name to Sydney and pioneer a culture. In 2009 Donnie flew to Sydney where he gave us training in proper barbering, dapper dressing, how to run a barber shop and school of Cali culture began. After a few trips from Donnie, I was ready to open and put my passion into my own barber shop. It was a huge success. Many magazine and newspaper articles, radio interviews and tv interviews. The five years I owned and cut in that shop where the best years of my barbering carrier. I then moved to Europe into a different culture of barbering altogether. I spent three years learning and teaching barbering in Budapest. Upon moving back to Australia, the barber culture had dramatically changed. It was extremely flooded and a watereddown version of what I knew as barbering. So, I went in search
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